被狗咬的人 The Mischievous Dog

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A DOG used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice. His master suspended a bell about his neck so that the Dog might give notice of his presence wherever he went. Thinking it a mark of distinction, the Dog grew proud of his bell and went tinkling it all over the marketplace. One day an old hound said to him: Why do you make such an exhibition of yourself? That bell that you carry is not, believe me, any order of merit, but on the contrary a mark of disgrace, a public notice to all men to avoid you as an ill mannered dog."

Notoriety is often mistaken for fame.

有個(gè)人被狗咬傷，四處求醫(yī)治傷，仍無顯著療效。有人向他建議，用面包擦干傷口上的血，再扔給咬他的狗吃。他回答說：“我想如果這樣做，那么全城所有的狗一定都會(huì)來咬我。”這是說，惡性若受到鼓勵(lì)，就會(huì)更加為非作歹，為所欲為。